The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) was a fellowship of more than 200 churches with roots in the 16th-century

Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...

, and particularly in the theology of

John Calvin John Calvin (; frm, Jehan Cauvin; french: link=no, Jean Calvin ; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system ...

. Its headquarters was in

Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situa ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. They are now merged into the

World Communion of Reformed Churches The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is the largest association of Calvinist churches in the world. It has 230 member denominations in 108 countries, together claiming an estimated 80 million people, thus being the fourth-largest Chris ...

History

The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) was created in 1970 by a merger of two bodies, the Alliance of the Reformed Churches holding the Presbyterian System, representing

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their n ...

and Reformed churches, and the

International Congregational Council The International Congregational Council was a worldwide association of Congregational Churches that was founded in 1891 and merged with the Alliance of the Reformed Churches Throughout the World Holding the Presbyterian Order to form the World Alli ...

. The Alliance of the Reformed Churches holding the Presbyterian System was formed in London in 1875. It held councils which had no legislative authority but great moral weight. In them the various Augustinian non- prelatical and in general presbyterial bodies found representation. They were upward of 90 in number, scattered all over the world, with 25,000,000 adherents. The published reports of the proceedings of these councils contain much valuable matter of all kinds, as papers are read, statistics presented, and many speeches made. Councils were held at London, 1875; Edinburgh, 1877; Philadelphia, 1880; Belfast, 1884; London, 1888; Toronto, 1892; Glasgow, 1896; Washington, 1899. The World Alliance of Reformed Churches had 218 member churches in 107 countries around the world, with some 75 million members. Churches represented in the WARC include

Congregational Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches or Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Calvinist tradition practising congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its ...

, Reformed and

United churches A united church, also called a uniting church, is a church formed from the merger or other form of church union of two or more different Protestant Christian denominations. Historically, unions of Protestant churches were enforced by the state ...

which have historical roots in the 16th century

. The WARC Secretariat was located in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. It works closely with the

World Council of Churches The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a worldwide Christian inter-church organization founded in 1948 to work for the cause of ecumenism. Its full members today include the Assyrian Church of the East, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, most ju ...

. In 2000, the WAR was critical of ''

Dominus Iesus ( en, The Lord Jesus) is a declaration by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (previously known as the "Holy Office"), approved in a plenary meeting of the Congregation and signed by its then prefect, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (later ...

'', the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's document, and considered calling off a formal dialogue in Rome that year.Dominus Iesus: An Ecclesiological Critique
/ref> On 1 February 2006,

Clifton Kirkpatrick The Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick, DMin, is the former Stated Clerk Presbyterian (or presbyteral) polity is a method of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") typified by the rule of assemblies of presbyters, or elders. Each local church is go ...

, president of the WARC, and Douwe Visser, president of the Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC), said in a joint letter, "We rejoice in the work of the Holy Spirit which we believe has led us to recommend that the time has come to bring together the work of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the Reformed Ecumenical Council into one body that will strengthen the unity and witness of Reformed Christians." The resulting new organisation is the

Assemblies

Presidents

WARC presidents are elected for 7 years at every General Council (held every 7 years):

General Secretaries

From 1970 to 1989 the General Secretary was Rev. Edmond Perret from Switzerland. In 1988 the Executive Committee meeting in Belfast, N. Ireland elected Rev. Dr. Milan Opočenský (Czech Rep.) who held office until 2000. In 2000 Rev. Dr. Setri Nyomi (Ghana) became the General Secretary of WARC, and later WCRC.

Members (2006)

The WARC brings together more than 75 million Christians in over 100 countries around the world. Member churches are

, Reformed and

united and uniting churches A united church, also called a uniting church, is a church formed from the merger or other form of church union of two or more different Protestant Christian denominations. Historically, unions of Protestant churches were enforced by the state ...

. Most of these are in the southern hemisphere with many being religious minorities in their countries. *Algeria **

Protestant Church of Algeria The Protestant Church of Algeria (EPA french: Eglise protestante d'Algérie) is a federation of Protestant churches from the Reformed and Methodist traditions established in 1972 in Algeria. It is officially recognised by the government of Algeri ...

*American Samoa **

Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa The Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa (CCCAS) or the "Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano i Amerika Samoa" (EFKAS) is a theologically Calvinist and congregational denomination in American Samoa. It was established in 1980 with Galea' ...

*Angola, Republic of **

Evangelical Reformed Church of Angola The Evangelical Reformed Church in Angola is a Reformed denomination in the country of Angola established by the missionaries of the Swiss Reformed church. History The Evangelical Reformed Church in Angola (Igreja Evangelica Reformada de Angola ...

*Argentina ** Evangelical Church of the River Plate ** Reformed Churches in Argentina **

Evangelical Congregational Church The Evangelical Church or Evangelical Association, also known in the early 1800s as the Albright Brethren, was a "body of American Christians chiefly of German descent", Arminian in doctrine and theology; in its form of church government, Method ...

Swiss Evangelical Church Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland *Swiss people Places *Swiss, Missouri *Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss International ...

*Australia **

Uniting Church in Australia The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was founded on 22 June 1977, when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost all the churches of the Congregational Uni ...

** Congregational Federation of Australia **

Foundational Congregational of Wafflertarism Foundationalism concerns philosophical theories of knowledge resting upon non-inferential justified belief, or some secure foundation of certainty such as a conclusion inferred from a basis of sound premises.Simon Blackburn, ''The Oxford Dictio ...

*Austria ** Reformed Church in Austria *Belgium ** United Protestant Church in Belgium *Bermuda **

Church of Scotland The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland. The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Reformation of 1560, when it split from the Catholic Church ...

*Bolivia **

Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Bolivia The Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Bolivia or the Iglesia Evangélica Presbiteriana en Bolivia was founded by Korean missionaries in 1983, especially Chong-Moo Park who organised congregations in La Paz and El Alto. He invited other Korean miss ...

*Botswana **

Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana The Dutch Reformed Church in Botswana was founded by Switzerland, Swiss missionaries led by the Rev. Henri Gronin begun working in 1863 among the tribe Bakgatla, Kgafela in Saulsport and Rustenburg in South Africa. In 1870 part of the tribe moved ...

*Brazil ** Presbyterian Church of Brazil ** Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil **

United Presbyterian Church of Brazil The United Presbyterian Church in Brazil was organized on September 10, 1978 as the National Federation of Presbyterian Churches, it separated from the Presbyterian Church of Brazil. In 1983, the church adopted the current name. Its headquarters i ...

Christian Reformed Church of Brazil Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι� ...

** Evangelical Reformed Churches in Brazil **

Arab Evangelical Church of Sao Paulo The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, No ...

*Bulgaria ** Union of Evangelical Congregational Churches in Bulgaria *Burkina Faso **

Reformed Evangelical Church of Burkina Faso The Association of Reformed Evangelical Churches of Burkina Faso or the Eglises evangéliques réformées du Burkina Faso abbreviated AEERB was started in 1977 by Kinza Lazare with 30 members. He was separated from the Pentecostal Assemblies of God ...

*Burma **

Mara Evangelical Church Mara Evangelical Church, or MEC in short, is one of the churches in Myanmar, formerly Burma, founded by English missionaries Reverend and Mrs. Reginald Arthur Lorrain in the year 1907. It is one of the oldest churches in Chin state, Myanmar. It ...

Independent Presbyterian Church of Myanmar The Independent Presbyterian Church of Myanmar is a Christian Reformed denomination in Myanmar that adheres to the Apostles Creed, Nicene Creed and the Westminster Confession. It was founded in 1938. The Independent Presbyterian Church had approx ...

**The Presbyterian Church of Myanmar *Cameroon **

Presbyterian Church in Cameroon The Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (PCC) is a Reformed denomination in Cameroon and a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. It is the largest English-speaking church in Cameroon, founded by Basel Mission. In addition to its religiou ...

Presbyterian Church of Cameroon The Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (PCC) is a Reformed denomination in Cameroon and a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. It is the largest English-speaking church in Cameroon, founded by Basel Mission. In addition to its religi ...

** African Protestant Church *Canada **The Presbyterian Church in Canada / L'Église presbytérienne au Canada **

United Church of Canada The United Church of Canada (french: link=no, Église unie du Canada) is a mainline Protestant denomination that is the largest Protestant Christian denomination in Canada and the second largest Canadian Christian denomination after the Catholi ...

*Central African Republic **

Protestant Church of Christ the King The Protestant Church of Christ the King was founded by French missionaries from different backgrounds like Presbyterian, Methodists, Reformed, Baptists. It was supported by the Paris Mission Society. After independence the church grew and relies ...

*Chile **

Presbyterian Church of Chile The Presbyterian Church in Chile was founded on June 7, 1868 in the city of Santiago and was the first Protestant church in the country. The Chile mission was coordinated by Dr. Rev. David Trumbull and the United Presbyterian Church in the USA. On ...

** National Presbyterian Church ** Presbyterian Evangelical Church in Chile *Colombia **

Presbyterian Synod Presbyterian (or presbyteral) polity is a method of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") typified by the rule of assemblies of presbyters, or elders. Each local church is governed by a body of elected elders usually called the session or ...

*Congo, Democratic Republic **

Presbyterian Community in the Congo The Presbyterian Community in Congo is numerically the most influential and important Reformed denomination in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The denomination is a fruit of the American Presbyterian church in Congo which started in 1891. The ch ...

Presbyterian Community of Eastern Kasai The Presbyterian Community in Eastern Kasai separated from the Presbyterian Community in Congo, because of ethnic tensions. The church belongs to the World Communion of Reformed Churches The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) is the larg ...

Reformed Community of Presbyterians The Reformed Community of Presbyterians was separated from the Presbyterian Community in Eastern Kasai, because theological and ethnic differences. The church combines Pentecostal and fundamental practices. Elements of African religions are also in ...

Presbyterian Community of Kinshasa The Presbyterian Community in Kinshasa was founded in 1955 in Leopoldville by the American Presbyterian Congo Mission. The church was involved in the Protestant ecumenical movements, in the Church of Christ in Congo. The church was divided because ...

Evangelical Community in Congo The Evangelical Community in Congo was established by Swedish missionaries, the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden, in 1881. The center of their activities was in Lower Congo, where British and American Baptist had already established mission point ...

** Protestant Community of Shaba ** Presbyterian Community of Western Kasai?/

Reformed Presbyterian Community in Africa The Presbyterian Community in Western Kasai (it is also known as the Reformed Presbyterian Community in Africa, French: ''Communauté presbytérienne réformée en Afrique'') was founded in 1982, due to a split in the Presbyterian Community in Cong ...

*Congo, Republic **The

Evangelical Church of the Congo Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "born again", in which an individual experi ...

*Costa Rica **

Costa Rican Evangelical Presbyterian Church The Costa Rican Evangelical Presbyterian Church ( es, Iglesia Evangélica Presbiteriana Costarricense) was formed in 1985 as the Fraternity of Evangelical Costa Rican Churches. Its original constituent members were five churches in metropolitan Sa ...

*Croatia ** Reformed Christian Church in Croatia *Cuba **

Presbyterian Reformed Church in Cuba The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Cuba was founded in 1890 by Evaristo Collazo. He participated in the war of Independence. The First Presbyterian Church in Havana was established in 1890 with a Cuban Presbyterian minister. But it had to close bec ...

*Czech Republic **

Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren The Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren (ECCB) ( cs, Českobratrská církev evangelická; ČCE) is the largest Czech Protestant church and the second-largest church in the Czech Republic after the Catholic Church. It was formed in 1918 in C ...

*Denmark ** Reformed Synod of Denmark *Dominican Republic **

Dominican Evangelical Church The Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic (''Iglesia Evangélica Dominicana'') is one of the largest Protestant denominations in the Dominican Republic with approximately 10,000 members in 55 congregations. History The Evangelical Churc ...

*East Timor **

Christian Church in East Timor Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι� ...

*Ecuador ** United Evangelical Church of Ecuador *Egypt **The

Evangelical Church - Synod of the Nile Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "born again", in which an individual experi ...

*El Salvador **

Reformed Calvinist Church of El Salvador The Reformed Calvinist Church of El Salvador () is Reformed denomination in El Salvador, that adheres to the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Second Helvetic Confession, Heidelberg Catechism, Apostles Creed, Nicene Creed and the Athanasian Cree ...

*Equatorial Guinea **

Presbyterian Church of Equatorial Guinea Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their na ...

*Ethiopia **

Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY; also called Mekane Yesus Church) is a Lutheran denomination in Ethiopia. It is the largest individual member church of the Lutheran World Federation. It is a Lutheran denomination with some ...

*France ** Reformed Church of France **

Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine The Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine (french: Église protestante réformée d'Alsace et de Lorraine (EPRAL); german: Reformierte Kirche von Elsass und Lothringen; gsw-FR, d'Reformierta Kìrch vum Elsàss ùn Lothringa) is a Cal ...

** Malagazy Protestant Church *French Polynesia **

Evangelical Church of French Polynesia Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "born again", in which an individual experi ...

*Germany **

Church of Lippe The Church of Lippe (german: link=no, Lippische Landeskirche) is a Reformed (Calvinist) member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany that covers what used to be the Principality of Lippe. Seat of the church administration is Detmold. The ...

** Evangelical Reformed Church ** Reformed Alliance *Ghana **

Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana The Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana ( ee, Presbyteria Nyanyui Hame le Ghana) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in Ghana. It is popularly referred to as the "EP Church". It has strong roots in the Evangelical and Reform ...

Presbyterian Church of Ghana The Presbyterian Church of Ghana is a mainline Protestant church denomination in Ghana. The oldest, continuously existing, established Christian Church in Ghana, it was started by the Basel missionaries on 18 December 1828. The missionaries had ...

*Greece **

Greek Evangelical Church The Greek Evangelical Church (Greek: Ελληνική Ευαγγελική Εκκλησία, ''Elliniki Evangeliki Ekklisia'') is a Presbyterian denomination in Greece. It was the first Protestant church established in the country. History Greek ...

*Grenada **

Presbyterian Church in Grenada The first Presbyterian Church in Grenada was founded by the Scots, this was the St. Andrews Kirk and was associated with the Church of Scotland. It was opened on 14 July 1833. After the abolition of slavery in 1880, this work spread on the island. ...

*Guatemala **

National Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Guatemala The National Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Guatemala ( es, Iglesia Evangélica Nacional Presbiteriana de Guatemala) was founded in 1882 by missionaries of the Presbyterian Church United States in Guatemala. The church took root in the urban mid ...

*Guyana **

Presbyterian Church of Guyana The Presbyterian Church of Guyana was founded by missionaries of the Church of Scotland. On September 23, 1815 a Scotsmen bought an unfinished church building from the Dutch. This was the St. Andrew's Kirk, Georgetown. The first minister was Rev A ...

Guyana Congregational Union The Guyana Congregational Union was founded by the London Missionary Society in 1808. The mission spread rapidly after the abolition of slavery. The British Congregational Union in Guyana was formed in 1883. When the LMS withdrew its support the ch ...

Guyana Presbyterian Church The Guyana Presbyterian Church was a fruit of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. In 1880 Rev. John Morton a Canadian missionary from Trinidad and Tobago visited British Guyana and recommended to start mission outpost there. The Canadian Presbyteria ...

*Hong Kong **

Church of Christ in China, The Hong Kong Council Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Chri ...

*Hungary **

Reformed Church of Hungary The Reformed Church in Hungary ( hu, Magyarországi Református Egyház, MRE) is the largest Protestant church in Hungary, with parishes among the Hungarian diaspora abroad. Today, it is made up of 1,249 congregations in 27 presbyteries and four ...

*India **

Church of South India The Church of South India (CSI) is a united Protestant Church in India. It is the result of union of a number of mainline Protestant denominations in South India after independence. The Church of South India is the successor of a number of P ...

Church of North India The Church of North India (CNI) is the dominant united Protestant church in northern India. It was established on 29 November 1970 by bringing together the Protestant churches working in northern India. It is a province of the worldwide Anglica ...

Presbyterian Church of India The Presbyterian Church of India (PCI) is a mainline Protestant church based in India, with over one million adherents, mostly in Northeast India. It is one of the largest Christian denominations in that region. Origin and history In 1799, Seram ...

Evangelical Church of Maraland Evangelical Church of Maraland is a church in southern Mizoram in northeast India. It was founded by English missionary Reverend and Mrs Reginald Arthur Lorrain (brother of missionary James Herbert Lorrain) in 1907. It is the largest church amo ...

**The

Church of Christ Church of Christ may refer to: Church groups * When used in the plural, a New Testament designation for local groups of people following the teachings of Jesus Christ: "...all the churches of Christ greet you", Romans 16:16. * The entire body of Ch ...

Reformed Presbyterian Church, North East India The Reformed Presbyterian Church in North East India (RPCNEI) is a Christian church based in Manipur. It was established in 1835 by American missionaries including Rev. James R. Campbell who started the work in Saharanpur. The denomination was o ...

*Indonesia **

Karo Batak Protestant Church The Gereja Batak Karo Protestan or Karo Batak Protestant Church is the largest church among the largely Christian Karo people of North Sumatra, Indonesia. It was established formally in 1941. The first Christian evangelism was conducted among the ...

Evangelical Church in Kalimantan The Rheinische Missiongesellschaft zu Bremen (RMG) started missions in Kalimantan, now known as Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southea ...

Indonesian Christian Church The Indonesian Christian Church (''GKI'', originally: Gereja Kristen Indonesia) is an Indonesian church of Presbyterian denomination. It adheres to Calvinist theology. :id:Gereja Kristen Indonesia#Pengakuan Iman History GKI was established in ...

Evangelical Christian Church in West Papua Evangelical Christian Church of the Land of Papua ( id, Gereja Kristen Injili Tanah Papua, abbreviated as GKITP) is a Protestant denomination in Indonesia, particularly in western Papua region. The denomination is the single largest church in Iri ...

** Christian Churches of Java **The

East Java Christian Church The East Java Christian Church (''Greja Kristen Jawi Wetan'' (GKJW) in the Javanese language) is a congregation of Christian and Reformed churches based on Indonesian Javanese ethnicity, located in Java, Indonesia. History There were two mi ...

Christian Church in Luwuk Banggai The Christian Church in Luwuk Banggai is a Reformed denomination in Indonesia, a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. Christianity came to Luwuk Banggai in 1912, brought by Dutch missionaries, and established the Protestant Church i ...

** Pasundan Christian Church **

Protestant Christian Church in Bali The Protestant Christian Church in Bali is a Reformed church, Reformed denomination established on 11 November 1931 in Bali, Indonesia. It was a fruit of the efforts of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, but the Dutch Reformed Church and the Ch ...

Christian Church in Sulawesi Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι� ...

Christian Church in Central Sulawesi The Central Sulawesi Christian Church ( id, Gereja Kristen Sulawesi Tengah) is the largest Christian church in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs to the Reformed family of churches. The church was established in the early 1893 through the mis ...

** Christian Church of Southern Sumatra ** Christian Church of Sumba **

Christian Evangelical Church in Bolaang Mongondow The Christian Evangelical Church in Bolaang Mongondow is a Protestant church in North Sulawesi Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It c ...

**The Christian Evangelical Church in Halmahera **

Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa The Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa (Gereja Masehi Injii di Minahasa) is a Protestant, Calvinist and Reformed church in Indonesia. It was founded in North Sulawesi on 30 September 1934. Christianity was introduced to Minahasa by Johann Fr ...

** Sangihe-Talaud Evangelical Church **

Christian Evangelical Church in Timor , native_name_lang = id , founded_date=Oct 31, 1947 , founded_place = Syalom Airnona Church , headquarters=CECT Assembly Office Building, S. K. Lerik Street, Kupang City 85228 , main_classification = Protestantism , theology= Calvinism Tradition ...

Protestant Church in West Indonesia The Protestant Church in Western Indonesia ( id, Gereja Protestan di Indonesia bagian Barat, abbreviated as GPIB) is a Reformed Church, and its theology is based on the teaching of John Calvin. It was established on 31 October 1948. It was called ...

Indonesian Protestant Church in Buol Toli-Toli Indonesian Protestant Church in Buol Toli-Toli ( id, Gereja Protestan Indonesia di Buol Toli-Toli) is a Protestant Church group in Buol and Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. In the 19th century Europeans and Indonesians immigrated to this pa ...

** Indonesian Protestant Church in Donggala **

Indonesian Protestant Church in Gorontalo The Indonesian Protestant Church in Gorontalo is an independent church within the Protestant Church in Indonesia serving Gorontalo, North Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi. It has 98 congregations and 10,000 members. The church is a member of the World ...

Protestant Church in the Moluccas The Protestant Church of Maluku is a Reformed church in Indonesia. It is known locally as: Gereja Protestan Maluku or simply GPM. It was formed on September 6, 1935 when it was separated from the Protestant Church in Indonesia. The Protestant C ...

Protestant Church in Southeast Sulawesi The first missionaries came to Southeast Sulawesi in the 1880s. Around 1900 the Protestant church had congregations in this part of the island, consisting of army officers and military. The Protestant mission effort began in 1916, but only a small ...

** Toraja Church ** Toraja Mamasa Church *Iran **

Synod of Evangelical Church of Iran A synod () is a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. The word ''synod'' comes from the meaning "assembly" or "meeting" and is analogous with the Latin word meani ...

*Ireland (Éire) **The

Presbyterian Church in Ireland The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI; ga, Eaglais Phreispitéireach in Éirinn; Ulster-Scots: ''Prisbytairin Kirk in Airlann'') is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the Republic of Ireland, and the largest Protestant denomination in ...

*Israel ** St. Andrew's Scots Memorial Church (

) *Italy ** Waldensian Evangelical Church (

Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches The Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches ( it, Unione delle Chiese Metodiste e Valdesi) is an Italian united Protestant denomination. It was founded in 1975 upon the union of the Waldensian Evangelical Church (a Calvinist church with pre ...

) *Jamaica **The

United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands The United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands is a united church formed on 1 December 1965 as the "United Church of Jamaica and Grand Cayman" by bringing the Protestant denominations "Presbyterian Church in Jamaica" and "Congregational Union ...

*Japan **

Church of Christ in Japan The Church of Christ in Japan is an existing religious denomination that has 13,102 members and 137 congregations, and is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. It sponsors missionaries in Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore. History The ...

Korean Christian Church in Japan The Korean Christian Church in Japan ( ja, 在日大韓基督教会, ko, 재일대한기독교회) was founded in 1909 by Presbyterian missionaries from Korea. Pastor Han Sok-Po evangelized primarily among Korean students in Tokyo. From 1915 the ...

*Kenya **

Presbyterian Church of East Africa Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) is a Presbyterian denomination headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. In Kenya, 10% of the population is Presbyterian. It was started by missionaries from Scotland, most notable of whom was Dr John Arthur. I ...

** Reformed Church of East Africa *Kiribati **

Kiribati Protestant Church The Kiribati Protestant Church (KPC) and earlier, the Gilbert Islands Protestant Church, is a Protestant Christian denomination in Kiribati. With approximately 10,000 members,KiJang Kijang may refer to * Kijang county, located between Haeundae-gu and Ulsan in northern Busan, South Korea * Kijang (state constituency), a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia * Kijang Emas, the official gold bullion coin of Malaysia * Raja ...

TongHap The Presbyterian Church of Korea (TongHap) is a mainline Protestant denomination based in South Korea; it currently has the second largest membership of any Presbyterian denomination in the world. It is affiliated with its daughter denomination ...

** DaeShin I ** HapDongJeongTong *Latvia **

Reformed Church in Latvia The Reformed Church in Latvia ( lv, Evanģēliskā Reformātu-Brāļu draudze) is a confessional Calvinist denomination in Latvia with two congregations and the Baltic Reformed Seminary in Riga. Origin This denomination currently has two congreg ...

*Lebanon ** Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East **

National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon The National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon (NESSL), also known as Synod SL (of Syria and Lebanon), is a Reformed denomination in the Middle East. It is a federation of Arabic-speaking congregations, that trace back their origin to the eva ...

**The

National Evangelical Union of Lebanon The National Evangelical Church Union of Lebanon was founded by Presbyterian and Congregational missionaries from the United States. It is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. History The first reformed church was built in 1869. Th ...

*Lesotho ** Lesotho Evangelical Church *Liberia ** Presbyterian Church of Liberia *Lithuania ** Synod of the Evangelical Reformed Church - Unitas Lithuaniae *Luxembourg **

Protestant Reformed Church of Luxemburg H.B. The Protestant Reformed Church of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: ''Protestantesch-Réforméiert Kierch vu Lëtzebuerg'', French: ''Église Protestante Réformée du Luxembourg'', German: ''Protestantisch-Reformierte Kirche von Luxemburg'') is a Prote ...

*Madagascar ** Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar *Malawi ** Church of Central Africa, Presbyterian – General Synod *Malaysia **

Presbyterian Church Malaysia The Presbyterian Church in Malaysia or GPM ( ms, Gereja Presbyterian Malaysia) is a Christian church in Malaysia. Established as an independent synod in 1974, it currently has approximately 7,000 members in 100 congregations nationwide.Counci ...

*Marshall Island **

Marshalls United Church of Christ-Congregations Marshalls is an American chain of off-price department stores owned by TJX Companies. Marshalls has over 1,000 American stores, including larger stores named Marshalls Mega Store, covering 42 states and Puerto Rico, and 61 stores in Canada. Mar ...

** Reformed Congregational Churches *Mauritius **

Presbyterian Church of Mauritius The Presbyterian Church of Mauritius emerged from the Church of Scotland's and the Independent church of Mauritius' discussion with the help of the Rev Jean Le Brun in 1814, they created a single congregation. Now it consists of 4 French speaking ...

*Mexico **

National Presbyterian Church in Mexico The National Presbyterian Church in Mexico ( es, La Iglesia Nacional Presbiteriana de México A.R.) is the second-largest Protestant church, and the largest Reformed denomination in Mexico. It is present throughout the country, and is particularl ...

, A. R. **

Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Mexico The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in the USA began to send missionaries to Mexico. History In the late 1870s a presbytery was formed. The official beginning of the denomination is in 1879. The church is active in the Northeastern part o ...

Presbyterian Reformed Church of Mexico The Presbyterian Reformed Church of Mexico (Spanish: ) is a Protestant Christian church that formed after the Independent Presbyterian Church of Mexico split in the 1980s. The church has a relationship with the U.S.-based Christian Reformed Church i ...

*Morocco ** Evangelical Church in Morocco *Mozambique **

Presbyterian Church of Mozambique Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their na ...

United Congregational Church of Southern Africa The United Congregational Church in Southern Africa began with the work of the London Missionary Society, who sent missionaries like Dr. Theodorus van der Kemp to the Cape colony in 1799. He was established the first Congregational church in Cape ...

United Church of Christ in Mozambique The United Church of Christ in Mozambique was founded by American missionaries in the 1970s. In 1905, an American missionary with the help of Zulu workers from South Africa started mission work in Manica and Sofala. This suffered hardship because ...

Evangelical Church of Christ in Mozambique The Evangelical Church of Christ in Mozambique (or the Igreja Evangelica de Cristo em Mocambique in Portuguese) was a result of Presbyterian missionaries from Scotland. James Reid started working in the Zambesi region in 1910. In 1912 a mission s ...

*Namibia **

Namibia Regional Council Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

*Netherlands **The

Protestant Church in the Netherlands The Protestant Church in the Netherlands ( nl, de Protestantse Kerk in Nederland, abbreviated PKN) is the largest Protestant denomination in the Netherlands, being both Calvinist and Lutheran. It was founded on 1 May 2004 as the merger of the ...

(former: ''Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk'' and ''Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland'') **

Remonstrant Brotherhood The Remonstrants (or the Remonstrant Brotherhood) is a Protestant movement that had split from the Dutch Reformed Church in the early 17th century. The early Remonstrants supported Jacobus Arminius, and after his death, continued to maintain his ...

*New Caledonia **

Evangelical Church in New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands The Evangelical Church in New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands was formed in 1958, the denomination has announced its 50th anniversary in 2008. The London Missionary Society started missions work in the 18th century. At the turn of the 19th centur ...

*New Zealand **

Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand The Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ) is a major Christian denomination in New Zealand. A part of the Reformed tradition, it is the largest Presbyterian denomination in New Zealand, and known for its relatively progressive stanc ...

*Niger ** Evangelical Church of the Republic of Niger *Nigeria **

Presbyterian Church of Nigeria The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria is a Presbyterian church in the Nigeria and subscribes to the Westminster Confession of Faith. The denomination has ten synods, more than 50 presbyteries and over 4,000 congregations, and almost 8,000 ministers a ...

Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria The Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria (CRC-N) is a Christian church that was established in 1951 under the name "Ekklisiyar Kristi a Sudan (EKAS) Lardin "Benue" meaning, "The church of Christ in Sudan, Benue region", and known under its curre ...

** Universal Reformed Christian Church (NKST) **

Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ The Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ is a Calvinist denomination in Nigeria, founded by the South African missionaries. History The Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ was founded in 1916 by the Sudan Missionary Society- South Africa Bran ...

Reformed Church of Christ in Nigeria The Reformed Church of Christ in Nigeria was formed in 1973 when a split occurred in the Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria. It consists of people of the Kuteb tribe, through multi-ethnic ministry is being pursued in other areas. In 1979 the chu ...

United Church of Christ in Nigeria The United Church of Christ in Nations (Hadaddiyar Ekklisiyar Kristi a Nahiyya) is a Reformed denomination a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. The Church of the Brethren, the Sudan Interior Mission, Sudan United Mission begun col ...

*Niue ** Church of Niue *Pakistan **

Presbyterian Church of Pakistan The Presbyterian Church of Pakistan Operation Office 6 Empress road, Lahore is the largest Presbyterian, Reformed denominations is the second largest Protestants in Pakistan. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of United Presbyterian Church ...

** Sialkot Diocese of the Church of Pakistan *Philippines **

United Church of Christ in the Philippines The United Church of Christ in the Philippines (Tagalog: ''Ang Nagkaisang Iglesia ni Cristo sa Pilipinas''; Ilokano: ''Nagkaykaysa nga Iglesia Ni Cristo iti Filipinas'') is a Christian denomination in the Philippines. Established in its present f ...

** United Evangelical Church of Christ *Poland ** Evangelical-Reformed Church in Poland *Portugal **

Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal The Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Portugal ( pt, Igreja Evangélica Presbiteriana em Portugal) is a result of evangelistic effort in Madeira between 1838 and 1846 by Robert Kalley, a Scottish minister, the mission continued in the continent in ...

*Reunion **

Eglise Protestante de La Réunion The Protestant Church of Reunion Island was begun when the French military chaplain held services in Tananarive in the 1950s. In 1976 the Egliese Protestante de la Réunion came into existence. The congregations bring together French, Créols, and ...

*Romania ** Reformed Church in Romania – Transylvanian District ** Reformed Church in Romania (Oradea) *Rwanda **

Presbyterian Church in Rwanda The Presbyterian Church in Rwanda has around 300,000 followers. History The Church was founded in 1907. This year, Germans from the Bethel Mission accompanied by Tanzanians come to Rwanda. After the departure of the German missionaries at the end ...

*Senegal **

Protestant Church of Senegal Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

*Serbia and Montenegro ** Reformed Christian Church in Serbia and Montenegro *Singapore **

Presbyterian Church in Singapore The Presbyterian Church in Singapore (Abbreviation: PCS; ) is a Presbyterian Reformed church. The current moderator is the Rt Rev Keith Lai. The denomination motto is ''"Nec tamen consumebatur"'' which means ''"Yet it was not consumed"''. Hist ...

*Slovakia ** Reformed Church of Slovakia *Slovenia **

Reformed Church in Slovenia The Reformed Christian Church in Slovenia is a Christian denomination in Slovenia. Before World War I, it was part of the Reformed Church in Hungary, and from 1921 it was part of the Reformed Church in Yugoslavia. In early 1990s, Slovenia become an ...

*Solomon Islands **

United Church in Solomon Islands The United Church in Solomon Islands is a Reformed congregational Christian denomination in Solomon Islands. History The first Australian missionaries were sent to the Solomon Islands archipelago in 1902 by the Methodist Missionary Society. The ...

*South Africa **

Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk The Dutch Reformed Church (, abbreviated NGK) is a Reformed Christian denomination in South Africa. It also has a presence in neighbouring countries, such as Namibia, Eswatini, and parts of Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa The Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa () was formed by the union of the black and coloured Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk mission churches. Main markers in the URCSA'S history In 1652 the Dutch formed a halfway station at the Cape, which ...

Reformed Church in Africa (India) The Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa () was formed by the union of the black and coloured Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk mission churches. Main markers in the URCSA'S history In 1652 the Dutch formed a halfway station at the Cape, which ...

** Reformed Church in Southern Africa **

Reformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa was founded by Scottish missionaries. It was formerly known as Bantu Presbyterian Church. It became independent in 1923, and spread all over South Africa, concentrated mainly in Cape Town and Na ...

Peoples Church of Africa The Volkskerk van Afrika or the People's Church of Africa is a Reformed denomination in South Africa, it is member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. Origin In the early 1900s, feeling of discomfort arose in the Western Cape with the way ...

** Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa *Spain ** Spanish Evangelical Church *Sri Lanka ** Dutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) **

Presbytery of Lanka Presbytery and presbyterium may refer to: * Presbyterium, a body of ordained, active priests in the Catholic or Anglican churches * Presbytery (architecture), the area of a church building more commonly referred to as the "chancel" or "sanctuary" ...

*Sudan ** Presbyterian Church of the Sudan *Sweden **The Mission Covenant Church of Sweden *Switzerland **

Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), (EKS); french: Église évangélique réformée de Suisse (EERS); it, Chiesa evangelica riformata in Svizzera (CERiS); rm, Baselgia evangelica refurmada da la Svizra (BRRS) formerly named Federation o ...

, Schweizerischer Evangelischer Kirchenbund, Fédération des Eglises protestantes de la Suisse, Federazione delle Chiese evangelische della Svizzera *Taiwan **

Presbyterian Church in Taiwan The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT; ; ) is the largest Protestant Christian denomination based in Taiwan. The PCT is a member of the World Council of Churches, and its flag features a "Burning Bush," which signifies the concept of burning y ...

*Thailand **

Church of Christ in Thailand The Church of Christ in Thailand (C.C.T.) ( Thai: สภาคริสตจักรในประเทศไทย) is a Protestant Christian association. It is the largest Protestant denomination in Thailand and is considered to be the larg ...

*Trinidad and Tobago **

*Tunisia ** Reformed Church in Tunisia *Tuvalu **

Church of Tuvalu The Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu ( Tuvaluan: ''Te Ekalesia Kelisiano Tuvalu'', EKT), commonly the Church of Tuvalu, is a Christian Church which is the state church of Tuvalu, although this status merely entitles it to "the privilege ...

*Uganda **

Reformed Presbyterian Church in Uganda The Reformed Presbyterian Church of Uganda is an indigenous confessional Reformed and Presbyterian denomination in Uganda. It was separated from the Presbyterian Church in Uganda. In 1989 controversy arose over a case of church discipline. Atte ...

*Ukraine ** Reformed Church in the Carpatho-Ukraine *United Kingdom **

** Presbyterian Church of Wales ** Union of Welsh Independents **

United Free Church of Scotland The United Free Church of Scotland (UF Church; gd, An Eaglais Shaor Aonaichte, sco, The Unitit Free Kirk o Scotland) is a Scottish Presbyterian denomination formed in 1900 by the union of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland (or UP) and ...

United Reformed Church The United Reformed Church (URC) is a Protestant Christian church in the United Kingdom. As of 2022 it has approximately 40,000 members in 1,284 congregations with 334 stipendiary ministers. Origins and history The United Reformed Church resulte ...

**The

Presbyterian Church of Africa The Presbyterian Church of Africa was founded in 1898 by Rev. James Mzimba, who broke from the Church of Scotland. He was born in Ngquakai, and his father was a deacon in the Presbyterian Church. Mzimba become a pastor, and was ordained in 1875. He ...

*United States of America **

Reformed Church in America The Reformed Church in America (RCA) is a mainline Reformed Protestant denomination in Canada and the United States. It has about 152,317 members. From its beginning in 1628 until 1819, it was the North American branch of the Dutch Reformed ...

United Church of Christ The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in the United States, with historical and confessional roots in the Congregational, Calvinist, Lutheran, and Anabaptist traditions, and with approximatel ...

Christian Reformed Church in North America The Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA or CRC) is a Protestant Calvinist Christian denomination in the United States and Canada. Having roots in the Dutch Reformed Church of the Netherlands, the Christian Reformed Church was f ...

Cumberland Presbyterian Church The Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian denomination spawned by the Second Great Awakening. Matthew H. Gore, The History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Kentucky to 1988, (Memphis, Tennessee: Joint Heritage Committee, 2000) ...

** Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America ** Evangelical Presbyterian Church **

Korean Presbyterian Church in America The Korean Presbyterian Church in America now Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad (changed name in 2012) is an independent Presbyterian denomination in the United States. It was founded in 1976 as a union of 3 Korean language Presbyteries. The moth ...

Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church The Evangelical Reformed Church of Lithuania or latin: "Unitas Lithuaniae"; polish: "Jednota Litewska" ( lt, Lietuvos evangelikų reformatų bažnyčia) is a Calvinist denomination in Lithuania which uses presbyterian polity. History The church w ...

Presbyterian Church (USA) The Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated PC(USA), is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States. It is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the US, and known for its liberal stance on doctrine and its ordaining of women and ...

*Uruguay **

Valdensian Evangelical Church of the Rio de la Plata The Waldensians (also known as Waldenses (), Vallenses, Valdesi or Vaudois) are adherents of a church tradition that began as an ascetic movement within Western Christianity before the Reformation. Originally known as the "Poor Men of Lyon" in ...

*Vanuatu ** Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu *Venezuela **

Presbyterian Church of Venezuela The Presbyterian Church of Venezuela (Iglesia Presbiteriana de Venezuela) is a Reformed denomination in Venezuela which began in 189Its confessions include the Apostles' Creed, Nicene Creed (381), Heidelberg Catechism (1563), Second Helvetic Co ...

*Zambia **

United Church of Zambia The United Church in Zambia is the largest Protestant church in Zambia with coverage of all the ten provinces of the country The church formed on 16 January 1965, this is a result of the union of Church of Central Africa, Rhodesia (a mission work o ...

Reformed Church in Zambia The Reformed Church in Zambia is among the biggest Reformed churches in the country of Zambia. Origin Zambia, the former Northern Rhodesia, was governed by the British crown. In 1924 it became a British protectorate. The Reformed Church in Zambi ...

*Zimbabwe **

Reformed Church in Zimbabwe The Reformed Church in Zimbabwe was founded by Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa missionaries on the 9th of September 1891. Andrew A. Louw begun to preach in the area near Morgenster among Shona people. The worship language of churches was Afri ...

Church of Central Africa Presbyterian The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) is a Presbyterian denomination. It consists of five synods: one in Zambia ( Zambia Synod), one in Zimbabwe ( Harare Synod) and three in Malawi – Livingstonia Synod in the north of the country, N ...

– Synod of Harare **

Ndebele Ndebele may refer to: *Southern Ndebele people, located in South Africa *Northern Ndebele people, located in Zimbabwe and Botswana Languages * Southern Ndebele language, the language of the South Ndebele * Northern Ndebele language, the language ...

*Central / Southern Africa **

Dutch Reformed Church The Dutch Reformed Church (, abbreviated NHK) was the largest Christian denomination in the Netherlands from the onset of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century until 1930. It was the original denomination of the Dutch Royal Family and ...

– Synod of Central Africa **

Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa The Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (''UPCSA'') was formed and constituted in 1999 as the outcome of the union between the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (''RPCSA'') and the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa ( ...

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